The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-09
WEST AND SOUTH.

A four story brick building IN process
OF erection, in Chicago, fell down on Mon
day. Several occupants of an adjoining
house were struck by the falling debris
but were not seriously injured
Two hundred negro families in Chatta-
nooga are compelled 10 vacate their houses
and there are no other houses in the city
which they can occupy.
Benjamin Harper, an old and prominent
citizen of Rock Island, died az that place
Sunday evening.
An artesian well sunk by the Gulf rail
way in Its yard at Galveston has struck
fresh water at depth OF 765 feet. There
has never been an ordinary we'll on the
island.
William X Rogers, a wealthy citizen OF
Sonoma, California, is said TO be the no
torious William Kissano, who was indicted
in New York for forgery in 1854.
The Montgomery and Atlanta military
companies have resolved TO withdraw from
the Washington drill because OF the ad-
mission OF colored organizations.
Clarksville, Tenn, was visited by four
100000 Many OF the finest buildings
were destroyed.
Tho Hotel del Monte, at Monterey, Cal,
burned Saturday night. There were
nearly three hundred ruests in the build
ing. All escaped, many losing their lug
gage, jewels, and other personal property.
The total loss is estimated at 81 100000.
The hotel was not insured, and was owned
by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
The fire was incendiary.
Fire destroyed the Keith exchange at
Greenville. Miss, and nine stores, with a
total damage of over $4,000.
The West Point cotton mills, near west
Point, Ga, were totally destroyed 10y fire
Tuesday morning.
Fires at Jackson, Mich, destroyed prop
erty to the amount OF $4,000; at ST.
Louis, Mo-, loss $4,000
The extensive shoe factory OF Pingree
a. Smith, at Detroit, was destroyed by Ere
Wednesday evening. entailing a loss OF
about $4,000. Three fireman sustained
fatal injuries.
The steam pumps OF the steamboat
Charley Bowen burst near Hickman, KY,
Saturday. Two men were killed, and two
badly scalded, one fatally.
man named j. r. Brooks, carpenter,
fell through an elevator shaft in build.
ing in Chicago, distance OF one hundred
feet, and when his companions went Co
pick him up he jumpe and laughed in their
faces. A very remarkable escape.
AZ Dryden on the Southern Pacific X.
r.. three hundred miles west of Sc. Louis,
an engine and caboose ran into freight
train. The engineer was killed and much
damage done
II is believed that the late cold spell
will damage crops in Ohio and Virginia.
The peach crop prospect IN Illinois is said
TO be injured very much.
Michael O'Brion, n policeman, OF Chi
cago, was shot and fatally wounded Sun.
day night by Timothy O'Grady, an ex-con-
Wet
j. III. Mckenzie, who killed j. III. Riggs
in quarrel over some cornstalks, was
taken from the Jail at Corning, Ia, early
Sunday morning and hanged TO maple
tree by fifteen masked men.
Tho special grand jury 20 investigate
irregularities in county management in
Chicago, adjourned ON the 2d inst, return.
ing fifty additional indictments, involving
quite n number OF persons. IL is said trials
will begin about the middle OF this month.
Willis Conner and his three sons fred
upon Capt. SCOTS state rangers while the
latter we're hunting timber thieves near
Hemp Hill. in Sabine county, Texas, Fri
day. A fight resulted, in which three Of the
Conners and q ranger named Rogers were
killed.
Marshall A. Co, agricultural implement
dealers at San Francisco, who had
branches In the East, have fed TO Canada,
taking 100000 belonging 10 creditors.
United States Deputy Marshal, faulken-
berg, arrested three moonshiners who had
been running still for the past twelve
months In a secluded part OF Grant county,
Ark.